What is Meclizine 12.5 mg 25 mg for vertigo, Side Effects
Overview of the medication meclizine remember for information purposes only speak to your health care provider before taking any new medication meclizine what is it, it's uh antihistamine actually it's sold in the US under brand name Bonnie, less drowsy Dramamine travelers many um store brands of mechanize mostly sold over the counter, but occasionally we see it filled as a prescription.
It is used to treat motion sickness and vertigo when you buy it over the counter make sure you always read the package instructions completely before using so the dosage typically for motion sickness we see 25 to 50 milligrams one hour prior to travel and then that would be repeated every day during travel so once every day during travel vertigo and dizziness we see 25 to 100 milligrams per day often divided up, so we can see 25 milligrams you know anywhere from two to three to maybe even four times a day depending on the severity of the dizziness and the vertigo tablets available in 12 and a half and 25 milligram tablets oftentimes they're available in regular tablets as well as chewable are handy when you're traveling as you don't need water to take them, so side effects are usually mild uh mechanize tends to be tolerated really well by most people it can sometimes affect your blood pressure cause a decrease in blood pressure, so you need to be careful that occasionally.
We can see it affect the heart rate rash and itchiness can occur we can see some dry mouth and decreased appetite as well as constipation and urinary retention some anticholinergic side effects we have to watch out for those okay so a few more key points here with meclizine typically we see that start to work in about an hour that's why we see it dosed an hour prior to travel it will uh on set of action about one hour typically it lasts a full day duration of action about 24 hours again we do need to be cautious with that drowsiness typically people are fine during the day, but it could reduce your reaction time make you a little drowse than normal. So you have to be cautious uh when performing hazardous tasks alcohol the uh of course alcohol can cause drowsiness as can meclizine so the two together can it couldn't, alcohol could have a stronger effect on you than you're used to, so it's recommended that you avoid it also other medications that may cause drowsiness you need to be cautious when combining the two sometimes it can affect asthma the anticholinergic effects of mechanize can worsen asthma occasionally so if you're asthmatic you run it by your health care provider prior to using mechanize also glaucoma can be worsened by the anticholinergic effect of meclizine and prostate issues you have to be careful um as mechanize as we touched on can cause some urinary retention difficulty in urination and folks with prostate issues sometimes already have that issue.
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